COVID-19 a perfect storm for conspiracy theories
As the global count of COVID-19 infections heads towards the 20M mark, the pandemic has created what the World Health ...
Tag: Socioeconomics
Many states lack election flexibility needed to address pandemic safety concerns
Time is running out for balancing issues of safety, integrity and accessCredit: RAND Corp. Many states continue to lack the ...
Social distancing varies by income in US
Poorer communities face double burden during pandemic as they stay home lessCredit: J.Weill et. al. Wealthier communities went from being ...
COVID-19 provides rare opportunities for studying natural and human systems
Researchers at Stanford and other institutions hypothesize outcomes of the pandemic's unprecedented socioeconomic disruption and outline research priorities for advancing ...
New survey finds large racial divide in concern over ability to pay for COVID-19 treatment
Significant increase in medication insecurity also seen among people of colorCredit: Gallup-West Health U.S. Healthcare Study WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN ...
How does ridesourcing substitute for public transit network?
New research by SMART finds that one third of ridesourcing substitutes public transitCredit: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Study ...
Climate-friendly Cooling Could Cut Years of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Save US$ Trillions: UN
As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are critical to reaching Paris Agreement goals; ...
Racial disparities in COVID-19 are clear; better data, more targeted action needed
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Marked racial disparities exist in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, investigators say, and ...
Couldn’t socially distance? Blame your working memory
UC Riverside-led study highlights critical role working memory capacity plays in social distancing compliance during early stages of the COVID-19 ...
New biomarker for dementia diagnosis
Promising results warrants further investigationCredit: Flinders University Medical researchers in the UK and Australia have identified a new marker which ...
Soil studies can be helpful for border control
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Underground tunnels have been used by warriors and smugglers for ...
Scientists offer roadmap for studying link between climate and armed conflict
New assessment provides path forward to manage increased risks of violence from climate changeCredit: Oxfam MIAMI--Climate change--from rising temperatures and ...
Research explores how youth are excluded from public spaces, design practices
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa -- America's youth have historically been excluded from using public spaces how they want, ...
Mobile clinics can help address health care needs of Latino farmworkers
UC Riverside study exposes disparities in health care access in rural Southern CaliforniaCredit: Center for Healthy Communities, UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, ...
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